英语博客：ESL Podcast 776 – Getting Praise and Recognition
时间：2019-01-28 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
英语课
Rene: Hey, look who’s here. It’s the company’s golden boy.
Bruno: Very funny.
Rene: I’m not joking. First, you’re recognized at the annual meeting for your work in the company, and then you get a commendation from the city for your volunteer work. I’m basking 1 in your reflected glory.
Bruno: I didn’t ask for either honor, as you well know. I’m not a glory hound.
Rene: Yes, and that’s what makes it even more galling 2. You don’t have to go seeking your glory; it comes to you.
Bruno: Knock it off! I like praise as much as the next guy, but I’d rather not be in the limelight.
Rene: I know. You’re exceptional and you’re modest about it. You’re the perfect guy. You leave us mere 3 mortals in the dust.
Bruno: I’m leaving. I know you love giving me a hard time, but remember this: I give as good as I get – and I have a long memory!
Script by Dr. Lucy Tse
v.晒太阳，取暖( bask的现在分词 )；对…感到乐趣；因他人的功绩而出名；仰仗…的余泽
- We sat basking in the warm sunshine. 我们坐着享受温暖的阳光。
- A colony of seals lay basking in the sun. 一群海豹躺着晒太阳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.难堪的,使烦恼的,使焦躁的
- It was galling to have to apologize to a man she hated. 令人恼火的是得向她憎恶的男人道歉。
- The insolence in the fellow's eye was galling. 这家伙的傲慢目光令人恼怒。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹